Four Winds: What made Lost Ark so successful where Elyon failed?
I’m sad about it, but I have to eat my words about Elyon and its place in this decade’s pantheon of MMOs. I honestly thought...
Intel Arc’s XeSS Upscaling Gets Compared To NVIDIA DLSS With Surprising Results
Along with its Arc Alchemist GPUs, Intel is launching an AI-powered smart upscaler most similar in form to NVIDIA’s DLSS. It’s known as XeSS, and just like DLSS, it requires game integration. Even though the higher-end Arc cards are not yet publicly available, Digital Foundry was given early access to do one of its trademark pixel-peeping
Dungeons and Dragons Online brings back its popular Crystal Cove event with a few tweaks
It’s time to jam on your pirate hat, affix any sort of bird to your shoulder, and head out to Dungeons and Dragons Online’s Crystal...
Ethereum PoS Merge Is Finally Finished, What Does This Mean For Crypto And PC Gaming?
It’s official, Ethereum is no longer proof of work—the second most popular blockchain after Bitcoin has finished its merge to proof of stake. So why is this a big deal and what does that mean for gaming?
Ethereum development started in 2014 and in 2015 the smart-contract-oriented blockchain gained major popularity and notoriety rather quickly.
ASRock Branded Arc A750 GPU Poses for Photos at Tokyo Game Show
Intel’s bigger and better Arc Alchemist graphics cards continue to emerge at a glacial pace, despite Intel saying they would be coming “very soon,” 10 days ago.
New Linux OS Scheduler Reduces Lag by Keeping Light Work on Fewer CPU Cores
A new Linux OS scheduler is being developed which can reduce lag and increase system performance for light and moderate workloads by keeping work located to as few cores as possible.
Vague Patch Notes: Queues do not tell the story of an MMO’s success
It’s time to talk about queues to log in to a game, and you know what game we have to talk about in this context....
ASRock’s First Gaming Monitors Flex A 165Hz Refresh, FreeSync Support And A Wi-Fi Twist
ASRock has officially extended its reach into gaming monitor territory with the launch of two models, as was tipped earlier this summer. They include the 34-inch Phantom Gaming PG34WQ15R2B with a curved Vertical Alignment (VA) display, and a smaller 27-inch Phantom Gaming PG27FF1A built around a flat In-Plane Switching (IPS) panel. Both offer
AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT Board Design Revealed: 24GB and 450W
AMD’s top-of-the-range Radeon RX 7900 XT RDNA 3 graphics cards are set to carry 24GB of memory and feature a 384-bit memory bus, while using up to 450W of power.
Microsoft’s Game Changing $75B Activision Blizzard Acquisition Runs Into A Snag
Microsoft’s attempt at acquiring Activision-Blizzard has had the brakes pumped, as an in-depth UK probe has been requested before finalizing the deal. The request comes after the tech giant was said to not offer any remedies to assuage competition concerns.
A report in the Financial Times says that Microsoft chose not to offer up any remedies